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  • slope

    REKV1011

    Artist: a gilbert play

    Label: Dreamboat Music

    Slope, the second album from a gilbert play: instrumental music with bass, guitars, drums, vibraphone, keyboards, various electronics and computer. Some words from media:

    "...blend of subtle electronica, ambient, avant pop bliss, krautrock, minimalism and jazz ... conjures an intelligent but yet relaxed sound that wades in the shimmering waters of electronic dreamscapes ... an album that is beautiful, melancholic and full of warm emotions and which despite its various influences comes highly recommended." Mats Gustafsson/The Broken Face

    "...though it´s leitmotif and sway that steal the show; pastoral, churning songs that escalate endlessly without increasing in volume, arrangements growing and magnifying, like the album itself, they creep into your subconscious and slowly make you glow." Jonathan Falcone/Comes With A Smile

    "...I've never really been a fan of Tortoise, but hearing this band makes me realize what they were trying to do ... A Gilbert Play gets it right ... lets you appreciate how good the compositions and arrangements really are ... Very, very nice." Avi Roig/It´s a Trap!

    "... A Gilbert Play have served notice that Scandinavia are definitely on the post-rock map." Leonard´s Liar/Leonards Liar

  • a gilbert play

    REKV1008

    Artist: a gilbert play

    Label: Dreamboat Music

    The debut album from a gilbert play: instrumental music with bass, guitars, drums, vibraphone, keyboards, various electronics and computer. Some words from media:

    "... The music floats around and blurs lines between several different genres. It´s not quite post rock and it´s not quite electronic either...an enjoyable mixture. The music is greatly varied over the course of the album, yet never loses track of a somewhat warm feel that every song has...is definitely a solid little debut from this Swede." Aron Coleman / Almost Cool

    "Svenskt band visar hur postrock låter om man kommer från ett mysigare ställe än Chicago. Elbas, elektronik och en sorts trivsam händelselöshet som rymmer mängder av detaljer."
    Nils Hansson väljer 3 skivor DN

    "...fake jazz in the proto-Tortoise mold, however they reinvent it by using mostly analog and acoustic instruments to give the purely instrumental kraut-like progressions a glowing tone perfect for the long nights of the winter solstice ... warm, soft tones ... enough change in tempo and mood to create a varied sound and help sustain interest through the album's 48 minutes" Jim Steed/ rating 9 of 12 Fake jazz

    "...bitvis är A Gilbert Play smått magisk. Den inledande trion låtar får mig varje gång att dansa små, minimalistiska lyckodanser... Galet bra" Ola Andersson/Dagens skiva